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Ninety-Six Percent of Websites Selling Prescription Drugs Found to Be Operating Illegally As of December 31, 2016, NABP has reviewed over 11,000 websites selling prescription medicine and found 96% of them to be operating illegally. More than half of these sites, identified by NABP as Not Recommended, offer foreign and unapproved drugs that may be substandard or counterfeit. These sites … Read More

Vitamin D is important for good overall health and strong and healthy bones. It’s also an important factor in making sure your muscles, heart, lungs and brain work well and that your body can fight infection. Your body can make its own vitamin D from sunlight. You can also get vitamin D from supplements and a very small amount comes … Read More

For a number of reasons, many people aren’t getting enough vitamin D to stay healthy. This is called vitamin D deficiency. You may not get enough vitamin D if: You don’t get enough sunlight. Your body is usually able to get all the vitamin D it needs if you regularly expose enough bare skin to the sun. However, many people don’t get … Read More

What Is the Common Cold? More than 200 viruses can cause colds, but rhinoviruses are the most common. Infections are primarily spread from person to person through the air and close personal contact. While most people get colds in the winter and spring, it’s possible to get a cold any time of the year. Symptoms can include sore throat, runny … Read More